{"id":4302,"date":"2025-10-08T09:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/senza-categoria\/sappiamo-ancora-leggere-nell-era-digitale\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:36:04","slug":"can-we-still-read-a-book-in-the-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/en\/can-we-still-read-a-book-in-the-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Can we still read a book in the digital age?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Three videos. Seventy-two million views on TikTok<\/strong>. Total content: about <strong>ninety seconds of strange digital creatures doing ridiculous things<\/strong>. If we added up the time humanity has collectively spent watching just these three TikToks (for a single person: 75,000 hours \u2014 that\u2019s eight and a half years), someone, somewhere, might have built another Pyramid of Giza. Or invented a true universal language.   <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ai.asmrcanvas\/video\/7542339549867937054\" data-video-id=\"7542339549867937054\">\n<section><a title=\"@ai.asmrcanvas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ai.asmrcanvas?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ai.asmrcanvas<\/a> Kiwi Eating \ud83e\udd5d ASMR Your new daily ASMR habit starts here\u2026Follow to keep it going! <a title=\"asmr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/asmr?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#asmr<\/a> <a title=\"satisfyingvideos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/satisfyingvideos?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#satisfyingvideos<\/a> <a title=\"aiasmr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/aiasmr?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#aiasmr<\/a> <a title=\"eating\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/eating?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#eating<\/a> <a title=\"kiwi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/kiwi?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#kiwi<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - ai.ASMR Canvas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7542339513323965214?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; ai.ASMR Canvas<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sergio_leone23\/video\/7552936835748482360\" data-video-id=\"7552936835748482360\">\n<section><a title=\"@sergio_leone23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sergio_leone23?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sergio_leone23<\/a> \u041a\u043e\u0442 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043d. <a title=\"cat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cat?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cat<\/a> <a title=\"asmr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/asmr?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#asmr<\/a> <a title=\"ai\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ai?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ai<\/a> <a title=\"grandma\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/grandma?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#grandma<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a - Sergio Gonsalos - Sergey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B7%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BA-Sergio-Gonsalos-7552936836721658636?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a &#8211; Sergio Gonsalos &#8211; Sergey<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capybarahouse.t\/video\/7465649626897485078\" data-video-id=\"7465649626897485078\">\n<section><a title=\"@capybarahouse.t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capybarahouse.t?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@capybarahouse.t<\/a> <a title=\"capybara\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/capybara?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#capybara<\/a> <a title=\"loveyouall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveyouall?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#loveyouall<\/a> <a title=\"healingtiktok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/healingtiktok?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#healingtiktok<\/a> <a title=\"peaceful\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/peaceful?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#peaceful<\/a> <a title=\"blessed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/blessed?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#blessed<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c \u539f\u521b\u97f3\u4e50 - Capybara\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/%E5%8E%9F%E5%88%9B%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90-7465649618760878870?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c \u539f\u521b\u97f3\u4e50 &#8211; Capybara<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re being deliberately provocative, of course: we\u2019re not here to moralise. There\u2019s nothing inherently wrong with watching a happy capybara in its bath. <\/p>\n<p>The problem \u2014 a phenomenon that\u2019s documented, measured and well established \u2014 emerges when <strong>those ninety seconds multiply to eighty times a day, every day<\/strong>, for months on end. When our <strong>brain<\/strong> is trained, systematically and relentlessly, <strong>never to focus for more than a few minutes at a time<\/strong> on anything constructive. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The numbers we\u2019d rather not see<\/h2>\n<p>In 2023, the OECD embarked on a rather ambitious exercise: testing the <strong>literacy<\/strong>, <strong>numeracy<\/strong> and <strong>problem-solving<\/strong> skills of 160,000 adults in 31 countries. The results? Over a decade, reading skills worsened significantly in 11 countries, stayed stable in 14, and improved in only two: Finland and Denmark.  <\/p>\n<p>In the United States, 28% of the adult population tops out at Level 1 <em>literacy<\/em> \u2014 a reading ability one would expect, by way of comparison, from a 10-year-old child.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s worse in <strong>Italy<\/strong>: <strong>35% of Italian adults<\/strong> (against an OECD average of 26%) a<strong>re at Level 1 or below in <em>literacy<\/em><\/strong>. The same holds true for numeracy. Put simply, one third of Italian adults are in a condition of functional illiteracy, struggle to read a text or have poor numeracy skills.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4160\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4160\" class=\"wp-image-4160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermata-2025-10-07-alle-16.55.14.png\" alt=\"capacit\u00e0 di literacy, numeracy nei Paesi OCSE: in Italia sappiamo ancora leggere?\" width=\"1270\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermata-2025-10-07-alle-16.55.14.png 1270w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermata-2025-10-07-alle-16.55.14-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermata-2025-10-07-alle-16.55.14-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermata-2025-10-07-alle-16.55.14-768x351.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1270px) 100vw, 1270px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/it\/publications\/2024\/12\/survey-of-adults-skills-2023-country-notes_df7b4a60\/italy_efb33b22.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OECD<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps one of the most unsettling data points comes from America\u2019s elite universities. At the prestigious <strong>Columbia<\/strong>, professors have had to <strong>cut the reading load by 60%<\/strong>. Where once 200 pages a week were assigned, today fewer than 80 are. Not because students are less intelligent \u2014 they\u2019re admitted under the same hyper-selective criteria as ever \u2014 but because <strong>habits of consuming academic, journalistic or leisure material have radically changed<\/strong>, increasingly favouring visual or audiovisual content.   <\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Dames, a literature professor at Columbia since 1998, interviewed by journalist Rose Horowitch, recalls the moment he realised what had previously seemed absurd: a first-year student confessed that, at her public high school, <strong>she had never been asked to read a complete book<\/strong>. Extracts, poems, newspaper articles, yes. But never a book from beginning to end.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4161\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4161\" class=\"wp-image-4161 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books-v0-jHrIkZfzUZan1exrhl-56bLNE1dOx573Tbg1zetTvYQ.webp\" alt=\"the elite college students who can't read books - The Atlantic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books-v0-jHrIkZfzUZan1exrhl-56bLNE1dOx573Tbg1zetTvYQ.webp 1024w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books-v0-jHrIkZfzUZan1exrhl-56bLNE1dOx573Tbg1zetTvYQ-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books-v0-jHrIkZfzUZan1exrhl-56bLNE1dOx573Tbg1zetTvYQ-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/11\/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books\/679945\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>But what happens to our brain when we stop reading?<\/h2>\n<p>It becomes much more powerful. Researcher and literacy expert Maryanne Wolf has shown that <strong>prolonged reading is a process that literally reprogrammes our brain \u2014 for the better<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>In her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryannewolf.com\/reader-come-home-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publications<\/a>, Wolf states that <strong>reading markedly increases vocabulary,<\/strong> <strong>shifts brain activity towards the left hemisphere<\/strong> (more analytical, while the right is more instinctive), <strong>and sharpens concentration<\/strong>, <strong>linear reasoning<\/strong> and <strong>deep thinking<\/strong>. The habits of thought formed by generations of readers contributed to the birth of freedom of expression, modern science and liberal democracy. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The cognitive habits shaped by digital reading, on the other hand, are radically different<\/strong>. Cal Newport, in his bestseller \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Deep-work-Concentrati-massimo-Italian-ebook\/dp\/B08L8KCT3C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deep Work<\/a>\u2019, shows how <strong>the digital environment is, unfortunately, \u2018optimised for distraction\u2019<\/strong>: systems compete for our attention with constant notifications and prompts. Social platforms, as we know, are engineered to be addictive and tuned for maximum compulsivity rather than nuance or considered reasoning.  <\/p>\n<p>The result? Our brain changes: we become wizards of so-called \u2018<strong>compulsive multitasking<\/strong>\u2019, developing an innate ability to distract ourselves, switch to shallow activities like scrolling, and then return to what we were doing as if nothing had happened. We do, in effect, acquire new skills which, however, according to Newport, \u2018weaken our capacity for concentration and deep attention, <strong>fragmenting focus<\/strong>, <strong>reducing the ability to work without distractions<\/strong> and <strong>pushing us towards low-impact, superficial tasks<\/strong>\u2019.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Social inequality becomes cognitive disparity<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s where the issue becomes truly thorny. As with junk food (consumed in greater quantities by those with fewer resources), the cognitive impact of digital media hits those lower down the socioeconomic ladder harder. <strong>Poor children spend about two hours more per day in front of screens than their wealthier peers<\/strong>. And exposure to more than two hours of recreational screen time per day is associated with <strong>poorer performance in memory<\/strong>, <strong>processing speed<\/strong>, attention levels and language skills.  <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>American <em>elites<\/em> are taking countermeasures<\/strong>. Between 2019 and 2023, over 250 new private schools opened in the United States with an ethos centred on \u2018great books\u2019 literacy. Bill Gates and Evan Spiegel (Snapchat\u2019s co-founder) speak publicly about limiting their children\u2019s screen use. Others hire no-phone babysitters, or send their children to Waldorf schools where mobile phones are banned. All well and good \u2014 except that tuition at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waldorfpeninsula.org\/tuition-affording-wsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waldorf School of the Peninsula<\/a> (in the heart of Silicon Valley) amounts to $34,000 a year just for primary school\u2026    <\/p>\n<p>According to journalist Mary Harrington\u2019s analysis, author of a fascinating New York Times article titled \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/28\/opinion\/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is thinking becoming a luxury good?<\/a>\u2019, <strong>an education free from the distractions of mobile phones is becoming a privilege \u2014 as if it were a luxury good<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Is Gen Alpha at risk?<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Gen Alpha<\/em><\/strong> is the first generation born entirely in the 21st century, covering those born between 2010 and 2025. The eldest arrived alongside Instagram (launched on 6 October 2010); the youngest while artificial intelligence was entering their parents\u2019 daily routines. In between came Snapchat, Twitch, WeChat, Discord and TikTok.  <\/p>\n<p>This is only part of the context in which <em>Gen Alpha<\/em> is growing up. We\u2019ve talked about learning difficulties. We\u2019ve discussed the dangers of social media when used in certain ways. In a previous article, we analysed the \u2018brain rot\u2019 phenomenon \u2014 its most critical aspects and, above all, its risks for <em>Gen Z<\/em> and <em>Gen Alpha<\/em>.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/social\/brain-rot\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copertina.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Brain rot\u2019 in Italy: social phenomenon, TikTok, 2025\" width=\"1922\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copertina.jpg 1922w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copertina-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copertina-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copertina-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copertina-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/propaganda3.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copertina-1568x881.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1922px) 100vw, 1922px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t know what the world will look like in 10 years, let alone predict how school pathways or young people\u2019s brain structures will change over time. <strong>But becoming aware that alternative paths exist \u2014 at least for those who have the option \u2014 to develop all your forms of intelligence, without letting some of them drift off to sleep, is essential<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Switching off doesn\u2019t mean shutting down<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a telling moment: our lunch breaks here at Propaganda3. Seen from the outside, or described in words, they\u2019re unusual. Someone plays cards, someone naps. Some read (thanks also to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C-LGssQsJFk\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">company library<\/a>!) and some watch series. A few play guitar and sing, while others chat about sport, music, politics, what they\u2019ll cook for dinner or what they\u2019ll buy at the supermarket. <strong>And someone, why not, takes a moment to scroll TikTok, Instagram or any other social platform \u2014 and that\u2019s perfectly fine too<\/strong>.    <\/p>\n<p>Our diversity is what makes us free, and here at Propaganda <strong>we\u2019re lucky enough to feel free every day<\/strong>. Free to choose. And that\u2019s what we\u2019d like to remind everyone: <strong>the vast majority of us do have a choice<\/strong>. We\u2019re not saying you should ban TikTok or feel guilty about that fifteen-second video that made you laugh. We\u2019re saying there are millions of ways to relax and take a breather that don\u2019t require systematically training our brain never to concentrate.    <\/p>\n<p>But we also know that if you\u2019ve made it this far, <strong>you\u2019ve just chosen to devote five minutes to doing precisely the opposite<\/strong>: you focused, you read, you nodded \u2018yes\u2019 after a sentence that struck you as interesting, or thought \u2018hmm\u2019 at one that didn\u2019t convince you. All of this is concentration. <\/p>\n<p>Our hope is that you\u2019re glad to have spent five minutes of your time getting informed, delving deeper into a topic that felt important, discovering something new \u2014 and, why not, sharing it with friends and colleagues. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<p><em>Is thinking becoming a luxury good?<\/em> (New York Times)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/28\/opinion\/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/28\/opinion\/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Are we becoming a post-literate society?<\/em> (Financial Times)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e2ddd496-4f07-4dc8-a47c-314354da8d46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e2ddd496-4f07-4dc8-a47c-314354da8d46<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The elite college students who can\u2019t read books<\/em> (The Atlantic)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/11\/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books\/679945\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/11\/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books\/679945\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andrea Varano su TikTok, video pubblicato il 1\u00b0 settembre 2025.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@andrea.varano\/video\/7545135896266345751?_t=ZN-8zNGlXJCsWE&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@andrea.varano\/video\/7545135896266345751?_t=ZN-8zNGlXJCsWE&amp;_r=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Katina Bajaj su TikTok, video pubblicato il 12 agosto 2025.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katina.bajaj\/video\/7537784305041313055?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7528001233480533526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katina.bajaj\/video\/7537784305041313055?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7528001233480533526<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three videos. 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